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beeline

[bee-lahyn] / ˈbiˌlaɪn /


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One dives straight into a popular matcha-strawberry creation in row three, another tells her friend she's making a beeline for the tres leche.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Cunnah "made a beeline" for Manchester, hired a car and drove to Barnsley, where Hanna lives.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

But she made a beeline back to the coast, settling in the craggy bluffs outside desirable Topanga.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Montes jogged to Eagle Rock’s sideline as the team prepared for the bus ride home, making a beeline for Eagles coach Andy Moran to shake his hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

A couple of people ask if we’re okay, but most just make a beeline around us as if we’re just another object in the obstacle course that is New York City.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon